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    Preoperative Factors Predict Postoperative Trajectories of... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    surgery, yet little information is available to inform patient selection. Methods. We recruited LSS surgical candidates from 13 orthopedic and neurological surgery centers. Potential outcome predictors included demographic, health, clinical, and surgery-related variables. Outcome measures were leg and back numeric pain rating scales and Oswestry disability index scores obtained before surgery…

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      Current issue: Preoperative factors that predict postop pain profiles after surgery for lumbar stenosis. Read it here: https://t.co/7nabQzNRZ5 .@NASSspine .@spinesection .@AAOS1 .@LSRSspine .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@ISSLS_Society #spinetweet https://t.co/cm3ctuHc9E

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    Facet Arthropathy Following Disc Replacement Versus... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    and clinical outcome. Summary of Background Data. FA may appear or increase following TDR, but the natural course of FA is unclear, and no previous study has evaluated the long-term development of FA following TDR compared with nonoperative treatment. Methods. The study included 126 patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative changes in the lumbar intervertebral discs. The patients…

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      #spinetweet Current issue: 8 yr prospective follow up on facet degeneration after disc replacement. Read it here: https://t.co/u85z9F4ZRA .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@ForSpine .@spinalsurgnews .@congress_spine https://t.co/FPWf0iBKbc

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    Employment Status for the First Decade Following... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    ingle-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) was performed. Objective. Ten-year experience with the BRYAN® disc arthroplasty trial provides opportunity to report patient employment data. Summary of Background Data. The long-term consequences of arthroplasty remain incomplete, including the occurrence of occupational compromise. Methods. Patients’ employment status were measured…

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      #spinetweet Current issue: Employment differences across patient randomized to disc replacement and fusion. From .@UpstateNews Read it here: https://t.co/VFPIsJUmhM .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@ForSpine .@AAOSmembers .@spinesection .@CSRS_NA .@CSRS_ES https://t.co/Y9h9Jw59PR

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    Prevalence of Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    main entities of DCM in Asian populations. However, few studies have reported the prevalence of cervical OPLL in DCM patients. Methods. A total of 7210 DCM patients (4546 males and 2664 females; mean age: 54 years) who underwent cervical spine three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) at the Shanghai Changzheng Hospital between January 2012 and December 2016 were included in this study….

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      #spinetweet Current issue: prevalence of OPLL in patients with cervical myelopathy. Large series of over 7000 cases!! Read it now: https://t.co/fl8oT3X0Ku .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@congress_spine .@myelopathyorg .@RadiologyACR https://t.co/K20uxZ20O1

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    Whole Spine CT Scan for the Detection of Acute Spinal... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    nergy trauma. Summary of Background Data. Subjects with DISH are prone to spinal fractures even after low-impact trauma due to a rigid spinal structure. Methods. One-hundred forty-seven subjects (average age: 83 years, M:F 64/83) with verified DISH (Resnick and Niwayama radiographic criteria) on WSCT who were admitted to the emergency room (ER) after low-energy trauma and for whom there were…

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      #spinetweet Current issue: Standard use of whole CT screening for fractures in DISH. Read it here: https://t.co/dBPvmn1029 .@NASSspine .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@LSRSspine .@RadiologyACR https://t.co/SiBgXJIzK3

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    Surgical Outcomes Following Laminectomy with Fusion versus... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    d Data. Significant controversy exists regarding the role of instrumented fusion in the context of posterior surgical decompression for DCM. A previous study comparing laminectomy and fusion with laminoplasty showed no differences in outcomes between groups after adjusting for pre-operative characteristics. Methods. Based on the operation they received, 208 of the 757 patients prospectively…

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      #spinetweet Pub ahead of print: Decompression and fusion superior to decompression alone in patients with cervical myelopathy. From .@DrFehlings and .@UofTSpine Read it here: https://t.co/kQl0JpxbIl .@NASSspine .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc .@AOSpineNA .@myelopathyorg https://t.co/Fbg9Q8stW6

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    Sports-Related Cervical Spine Fracture and Spinal Cord... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    ury(SCI). Large database studies analyzing sports-related cervical trauma in the pediatric population are currently lacking. Methods. KID was queried for patients with external causes of injury secondary to sports-related activities from 2003–2012. Patients were further grouped for cervical spine injury type, including C1–4 & C5–7 fracture with/without spinal cord injury (SCI), dislocation, and…

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      #spinetweet pub ahead of print: Sports related spine injuries in pediatric patients. From .@nyulangone Read it here: https://t.co/GdQLIbdmTl .@POSNA_org .@NASSspine .@ISASSorg .@AmerAcadPeds https://t.co/FMYIPn8QwT

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    Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients Who Stop Following... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    nical outcomes research. Currently, there are no US based studies that evaluate the differences in outcomes of lost to follow-up patients after spine surgeries. Methods. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data of 289 patients who underwent minimally invasive lumbar surgery and were at least 1 year postsurgery was performed. Patients were divided into two groups: (1) lost to…

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      #spinetweet Current issue: Interesting perspective on the trajectories of patients who are traditionally termed “lost to follow up” From .@HSpecialSurgery Read it here: https://t.co/iduQ237r4H .@NASSspine .@EUROSPINESoc .@ISASSorg .@AAOS1 .@AANSNeuro https://t.co/vUJIg5gO1a

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    A Multidisciplinary Spine Surgical Indications Conference... : Spine - 4 year(s) ago

    is of the utmost importance for improving spine care and patient outcomes. Prior studies have evaluated the utility of multidisciplinary spine conferences for patient management, but none have evaluated the impact of a MSSIC on surgical planning and decision making. Methods. We implemented a mandatory weekly MSSIC with all spine surgeons at our institution. Each elective spine surgery in the…

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      #spinetweet Pub ahead of print: positive impact of multidisciplinary indications conference. From: .@EinsteinMed Read it now: https://t.co/hxcXTXPJyN .@NASSspine .@spinesection .@AAOS1 .@ISASSorg .@EUROSPINESoc https://t.co/53q4Y7Fz4W

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